Bottom lines dropping
Three stories of proactive stewardship in a market downturn
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Autumn 2003
16 Articles
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Articles
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Bottom lines dropping
Three stories of proactive stewardship in a market downturn
The market downturn hasn’t sunk everyone. Tales of proactive stewardship from Princeton Theological Seminary, Episcopal Divinity School, and Dallas Theological School.
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Prophets make profits
A message to you from the hucksters' world
The good news is that most seminaries are still finding money to buy ads; the bad news is that they’re often ineffective. An advertising executive shows why.
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Working the numbers
Collaborative leadership and insightful accounting net big results
Insightful collaboration between the president, board, and CFO has helped Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary stay ahead of rising costs.
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Setting sail with the spirit
While responding to the demands of shifting conditions, boards suffer under the strain of only backing against the wind and reaching “destination by indirection.” Boards need to be reminded of other resources they bring in addition to their capacity for strategic thinking. Using a nautical metaphor,Christa Klein, In Trust’s new president, suggests three in particular…
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Letters to the editor
Jacob Birch, W. Ward Gasque and Cynthia M. Campbell provide their responses to articles from the Spring 2003 issue.
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A diversity of gifts
As schools with often divergent missions, the comforts — and rigors — of praying for one another can be especially fruitful.
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Is there enough to go around?
God’s promise to us, as explored in Luke’s account of the feeding of the five thousand, is to provide for our needs, yet so often consumer culture confuses wants for needs. As you vision your school’s future, how many “wants” blur your focus?
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Rags to riches
A review of <i>La Grande Therese: The Greatest Swindle of the Century</i>
Title: La Grande Therese: The Greatest Swindle of the Century Author: Hilary Spurling Publisher: HarperCollins
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Wealth’s dark side
A review of <i>Navigating the Dark Side of Wealth: A Life Guide for Inheritors</i>
Title: Navigating the Dark Side of Wealth: A Life Guide for Inheritors Author: Thayer Cheatham Willis Publisher: New Concord Press
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Hidden costs
A review of <i>No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and Its Hidden Costs</i>
Title: No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and Its Hidden Costs Author: Andrew Ross Publisher: Basic Books
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How to read a financial statement
A review of <i>Presenting: Nonprofit Financials an Overview of Board Fiduciary Responsibility</i>
Title: Presenting: Nonprofit Financials: an Overview of Board Fiduciary Responsibility Author: Thomas A. McLaughlin Publisher: BoardSource
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A review of The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change
Title: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change Authors: Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
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How it works
Title: What Management Is: How It Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business Authors: Joan Magretta and Nan Stone Publisher: Free Press
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